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Filter Paper

Name: Filter Paper
Rating: 2.8

5.10d YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 21 ZA E3 5b British

Routes in X-Wall

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	Anonymous Statement T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Avarice is Vice T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Boundary Line T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Cooler Slab T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Crescendo T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Filter Paper T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	First Date T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Genesis Wave T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Highwaymen S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	I'm Wet S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mental Misstep S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mind's Eye S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Mountain Goat, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Panoply of Possibility S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	pH Balanced T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pick Pocketeer T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Puff Daddy's T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Scout's Slab Paws T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Sport Route #1 S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Up and Left S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Type:	Trad, TR, 95 ft (29 m)
GPS:	34.95788, -82.78624
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	695 total · 11/month
Shared By:	Tom Caldwell on Dec 11, 2020
Admins:	Tom Caldwell, Steve Lineberry Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Neighborhood Parking Details

Please be mindful of the neighbors on Big Rock Lake Road. Do not park along the road, generate excessive noise in the parking lot or at the cliff, or camp out. If the parking is full, use the spot at the intersection of Preston McDaniel and Nine Times Roads. This is a neighborhood, drive slow and be courteous. Violating one of these rules is an easy way to get the cliff shutdown for everyone.

Access Issue: Private Property Details

The far right side of the X-Wall is very close to private property. Do not wander too far right or down the hill from this wall.

Description

This is one of the pairs of oldest routes at Big Rock. The hardware was ancient and rusty (90's), so they were removed last year. The hangers had silicone behind them, meaning it was unlikely done ground up. The bolts were also in confusing locations that didn't serve the route well as the route had an R/X rating. Rap bolting R/X routes doesn't make sense. The original FA party could not be located to inquire it's history. At the request of the land managers, the route was updated and re-engineered. This is a fun slab with good movement all the way up. Still a little spicy, but not death defying.

Start just downhill from Mental Misstep at a black slab. Climb up the face until you can reach the groove. Follow the groove until you reach a larger horizontal. Get some thin gear here. Move slightly right and over the bulge past some more tricky slabbing. Get another piece of gear in the upper crack. Finish on the same anchors as Mental Misstep. Be mindful of the small tree below the anchor so you don't kill it with your top rope or while rappelling.